Mi Han

Chapter 164 Zhuge Donglai Discusses Marriage
After Sun Quan agreed to Lu Xun's request, he ordered someone to summon Zhuge Jin.

Zhuge Jin, named Ziyu, was born in Yangdu, Langya.

Zhuge Jin once visited Luoyang when he was young, and also read books such as "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Zuoshi Chunqiu".

Zhuge Jin's biological mother passed away early. During the period of filial piety, he followed all the etiquette and served his stepmother respectfully and cautiously, which was very popular.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, Zhuge Jin avoided the chaos in Jiangdong due to the war in the Central Plains.

Sun Quan's sister-in-law Qu Ahongzi met Zhuge Jin and was amazed by his talent, so he recommended him to Sun Quan. In the same year, Zhuge Jin, Lu Su and others became Sun Quan's guests.

Zhuge Jin was kind and kind. In Jiangdong, he not only had a friendly relationship with Buzhi and other ministers of the Huaisi faction, but also had a close relationship with ministers of Jiangdong native place such as Yan Yan.

In the sixth year of Jian'an, the three of them traveled together to various places in Wuzhong, and gradually became famous, and they were equally known as the heroes of the world.

After that, Zhuge Jin was appointed as the county magistrate of Haiyan by Sun Quan.Gradually, step by step, he was promoted to Sun Quan's long history, and transferred to Sima.

The reason why Sun Quan summoned Zhugejin at this time was to let Zhugejin go to Jingzhou for him.

Zhuge Jin's speech is changeable and his wit is quick.

Such a person is very suitable to be a messenger.

Another very important reason why Sun Quan wanted Zhugejin to go to Jingzhou was that Zhugejin was the elder brother of Zhuge Liang, a confidant under Liu Bei's command.

Sun Quan knew that he had attacked Jingzhou before, which undoubtedly angered Liu Bei.

Under such circumstances, if he sent other envoys there, he might order Liu Bei to be killed before he saw Liu Bei, so no matter how eloquent the envoy was, it would be useless.

The only way is to send Zhuge Jin there, Liu Bei Aiwujiwu, for Zhuge Liang's sake, at least meet Zhuge Jin.

When planning to attack Jingzhou before, Sun Quan originally planned to let Zhuge Jin go out with the army.

But later, Mi Yang made Sun Quan hesitate with his suspicious strategy, which delayed the original time of dispatching troops for a period of time.

During that time, Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to Wu County to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, so he missed the opportunity to follow Lu Meng on the expedition.

Later, when Sun Quan went from Jianye to Gong'an, he did not bring Zhuge Jin with him.

In the previous period of time, after Zhuge Jin returned from Wu County, she stayed in Jianye City to assist Zhang Zhao in handling government affairs.

After Sun Quan came to Yong'an City, Jianye's Zhang Zhao, who was worried about Sun Quan, sent Zhuge Jin to Yong'an to inquire after learning the news of the public security defeat.

Faced with Zhang Zhao's inquiry, Sun Quan just sent a handwritten letter to Zhang Zhao ordering him to guard Jianye, and then he kept Zhuge Jin by his side.

Summoned by Sun Quan, Zhuge Jin, who was dressed in a loose coat and sleeves, came to the hall.

Zhuge Jin has a dignified appearance and a gentle temperament, which is very popular with Sun Quan on weekdays.

When Sun Quan saw Zhuge Jin coming, he rushed to greet him before Zhuge Jin could salute.

He held Zhuge Jin's hand that was about to bow down, and said to Zhuge Jin, "Ziyu, I have one thing to trouble you."

Although Zhuge Jin was Zhuge Liang's brother, he was loyal to Sun Quan. When Sun Quan said that he had something to trouble him, he took a step back and bowed to Sun Quan. , why bother?"

Zhuge Jin's words brought joy to Sun Quan's face.

Sun Quan said to Zhuge Jin: "Since the police came back, I have often regretted the invasion of Jingzhou."

"Today, a big mistake has been made. The King of Hanzhong intends to march eastward, and Jiangdong is in danger."

"There is an old saying, it's never too late to look after the dog when you see a rabbit; it's never too late to mend a lost sheep."

"Today I want to order Ziyu to go to Jingzhou to pay homage to the King of Hanzhong. One is to find out what the King of Hanzhong says, and the other is to show his lonely desire for peace and friendship."

"At this time when Jiangdong is in crisis, I hope Ziyu can take over this important task."

When Sun Quan finished speaking, he took the initiative to bow to Zhuge Jin.

Sun Quan really needed Zhuge Jin to go through this experience for him, and Sun Quan would never be stingy with his respectful and virtuous corporal side for the people he needed.

As soon as Zhuge Jin heard Sun Quan's words, he saw Sun Quan bow to him, so he turned sideways quickly, not daring to accept Sun Quan's bow.

Then he said to Sun Quan: "Since the Supreme has a life, Jin will naturally run for the Supreme."

After saying this, after Zhuge Jin thought about the current situation of the two families, he asked Sun Quan: "Just before leaving, Jin wants to know what the Supreme One wants in his heart?"

Since it is a mission, it is natural to know what your lord wants, and know what the lord's bottom line is, so that you can be targeted in the next negotiation.

Facing Zhuge Jin's inquiry, Sun Quan's eyes flickered with choice, and finally he made a certain decision in his heart.

He held Zhuge Jin's hands and said, "Keep Jiang Xia safe."

After getting the four-character answer from Sun Quan, Zhuge Jin, who had followed Sun Quan for a long time, immediately understood Sun Quan's deep meaning.

He bowed to Sun Quan, and then said to Sun Quan: "Please give me a talisman, Jin will set off today!"

Sun Quan hurriedly ordered someone to fetch his talisman and handed it to Zhuge Jin himself.

He finally begged Zhuge Jin: "Lonely in Yong'an City, waiting for good news from Ziyu."

As batches of people returning from the south were accepted by Ma Liang, the population exchange between the Han and Wei armies on both sides of the Han River was proceeding in an orderly manner, and it was almost coming to an end.

Originally, when Cao Cao moved north to Jingzhou, the people did not move too far, most of them moved to the Ruying area, so they ordered those people to go south again, and the journey would not be too far away.

In the prefect's mansion in Xiangyang City, Liu Bei was sitting on the main seat, flipping through Ma Liang and a group of good ministers, working together to sort out the details and recent reports on the population exchange between the two armies in recent days.

After reading it, Liu Bei stroked his long beard and smiled.

Sure enough, he was right about the person, Ma Liang was indeed a great talent in politics.

Ma Liang has a humble personality and is very down-to-earth in his work.

No matter how complicated the political affairs are in his hands, under his meticulous handling, they can quickly get on the right track.

In this regard, Ma Liang's younger brother Ma Su couldn't keep up with Ma Liang's flattery.

Thinking of Ma Di, who was known as the "Wizard of Jingzhou", Liu Bei felt a little uneasy.

He saw that although this person had talent, he was too boastful and arrogant, his eyes were high above his head, so he couldn't use it much.

After Liu Bei finished flipping through the playlist in his hand, he put the playlist aside, and then looked at the two confidantes under him in a blink of an eye.

One of these two is Guan Yu, the former general, and the other is Mi Fang, the general who protects the Han Dynasty.

Mi Fang was originally in charge of guarding Jiangling, but Mi Yang had suggested to Liu Bei many times before: "My father is old, and he often wants to take care of his life in front of Yang. Please also ask your majesty for permission."

Mi Fang is Liu Bei's brother-in-law, Liu Bei is good at knowing people, of course he knows his brother-in-law's character and talent.

But before Liu Bei was grateful for what the Mi family had done to him, and since the Mi brothers had followed him for nearly 30 years, Mi Fang, although not talented, was loyal to him and never betrayed him.

So even though he knew that Mi Fang was useless, he still gave him such an important position as Nanjun prefect.

The reason why Liu Bei entrusted Mi Fang with a heavy responsibility before was also to allow Mi Fang to take on the heavy responsibility. I hope that he can make some achievements to help the second generation of the Mi family, so that the Mi family will not decline in the future.

Now Mi Yang no longer needs to rely on the merits of his elders to help him, so after Mi Yang made a suggestion, Liu Bei agreed.

Under Mi Yang's suggestion, Liu Bei ordered Chen Dao to be the prefect of Nanjun, replacing Mi Fang to guard Jiangling.

After Mi Fang was dismissed from the position of Nanjun prefect, Liu Bei followed Mi Fang's previous achievements and promoted him from the original Fuyuan General to General Protector of Han.

The military system in Liu Bei's forces is different from that of Cao Wei. Under Liu Bei's rule, the status of some miscellaneous generals is higher than that of the generals of the four towns and four expeditions.

And the highest-ranking miscellaneous general in Liu Bei's forces is none other than General An Han.

The other generals with miscellaneous names with a Chinese character are also very detached.

For example, Li Yan's Fu Han general, such as Mi Fang's current Hu Han general.

So although Mi Fang was dismissed from the post of Nanjun prefect, but in terms of status, he has improved a lot.

After looking at Guan Yu for a while, Liu Bei finally fixed his eyes on Mi Fang.

Mi Fang and Guan Yu have always been at odds, and today Liu Bei invited him to sit with Guan Yu, and there were only three of them in the hall.

Mi Fang subconsciously felt, did Guan Yu sue Liu Bei?
Now when he sees Liu Bei's eyes are fixed on him again, Liu Bei's eyes that seem to see through everything, patrolled his body up and down, making Mi Fang feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.

Unlike Mi Zhu, Liu Bei respected Mi Zhu immeasurably.

But Liu Bei always reprimanded Mi Fang because he hated iron but not steel.

So Mi Fang is in awe of Liu Bei.

When Mi Fang was stared at by Liu Bei and felt that she was going to be criticized again, Liu Bei said a word to Mi Fang:

"Zi Fang, you gave birth to a good son."

There was relief in Liu Bei's tone.

Mi Fang originally thought that she would be reprimanded, but she didn't expect Liu Bei to praise him rarely after watching him for a long time. Although she only praised him for giving birth, it still made Mi Fang very happy.

He immediately bowed to Liu Bei and replied, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."

It is also his ability to be a student.

After Liu Bei finished praising Mi Yang, Guan Yu on the other side coughed lightly, wanting Liu Bei to get to the point quickly.

He has been sitting here for almost half an hour, and he still has military affairs to deal with.

After being reminded by Guan Yu, Liu Bei organized his words, and then continued to say to Mi Fang: "Zi Sheng, you are not young anymore, it's time to think about marriage."

Hearing what Liu Bei said, Mi Fang nodded in empathy.

Mi Yang is in his twenties this year, and he has indeed reached the age to start a family in this world.

It's just that he said with distressed face: "It's a pity that there is no suitable-age woman with family background."

Originally, Zhao Yun's second daughter was a good choice, but it was a pity that she died young. After that, Mi Fang couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while.

Seeing Mi Fang's distressed expression, Liu Bei smiled and said, "I have a lonely marriage, and I want to introduce it to Zi Sheng. I don't know what Zi Fang will do."

Hearing that Liu Bei wanted to be a matchmaker in person, Mi Fang was of course extremely happy, this is a great honor.

Mi Fang excitedly said to Liu Bei: "My lord introduced it, it is a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes, so there is no reason why I should not allow it."

Seeing what Mi Fang said, Liu Bei pointed at Guan Yu with a smile and said, "Yun Chang has a daughter who is nineteen years old and has not yet married."

"Gu has seen this niece before. She looks beautiful and behaves dignifiedly. She is really a good match for Zicheng."

"Since Zifang has said that there is no reason for disapproval, then Zifang should choose a matchmaker to go to Yunchang's mansion and perform the ceremony of acceptance."

When Liu Bei finished speaking, Mi Fang's face, which was originally full of excitement, instantly collapsed.

Did he hear it right?
Want Zisheng to marry Guan Yu's daughter?
When Sun Quan sent an envoy to propose marriage to Guan Yu, he was there. He saw with his own eyes how the envoy Wu was scolded by Guan Yu so that he felt ashamed.

Thinking about it now, that scene is still vivid.

Besides, Guan Yu has always been dissatisfied with himself, so how could he be willing to become in-laws with him?
He didn't want to end up like that himself.

Because Mi Fang just arrived in Xiangyang City today, he didn't know that Guan Yu had taken the initiative to reveal his intention to recruit Mi Yang in the big tent before.

So he only thought that today Liu Bei wanted to take the initiative to match up, the daughter of Mi Yang and Guan Yu.

Mi Fang looked at Guan Yu, and seeing his calm and prestige on his face, his heart tightened.

He wanted to take the initiative to refuse, but he was afraid of making Guan Yu unhappy, so a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

After much deliberation, Mi Fang thought that Guan Yu should take the initiative to refuse, thinking that he would not think highly of her in-laws.

But Mi Fang waited and waited, but Guan Yu never refused.

When Liu Bei saw the embarrassed look on Mi Fang's face, he remembered the rumors he had heard about Guan Yu's disagreement with Mi Fang, and he immediately understood that Mi Fang had misunderstood.

He immediately smiled and said to Mi Fang: "It is Yun Chang who intends to marry a daughter, and asked Gu to clarify this intention to Zi Fang."

The reason why Liu Bei summoned Mi Fang as soon as he arrived in Xiangyang today was because Guan Yu asked him to act as an intermediary to negotiate with Mi Fang about getting married.

After all, although Guan Yu intends to marry a daughter, Guan Yu cannot tell Mi Fang about this in person.

Generally speaking, according to weddings in the Han Dynasty, if one of the parents of the man and woman likes the other, the parents of that party will choose a respected elder as an intermediary, and go to the other family to find out the situation first.

The first step in the six rituals of marriage will not be carried out until the middleman understands the general situation.

Currently in Jingzhou, only Liu Bei can be called the elder of Shangguan Yu and Mi Fang.

And Liu Bei was also extremely happy to match Mi Yang and Guan Yu's daughter.

After Mi Fang heard that it was Guan Yu who wanted to marry his daughter to Mi Yang on his own initiative, a look of shock appeared on his face.

He looked at Guan Yu, seeing Mi Fang's gaze, Guan Yu stroked his long beard, and said calmly: "I am the talent of Zhong Zicheng."

"What's more, you and I have been together for 30 years, so you don't need to care about some small details in the past."

After hearing what Guan Yu said, Mi Fang's expression suddenly became complicated.

There was joy, shock, and guilt!

Yes, he and Guan Yu assisted Liu Bei together, and they have gone through ups and downs for almost 30 years.

With such a long friendship, why does he, Mi Fang, insist on remembering those unpleasant past events?

But thinking that Guan Yu is so open and upright, and because of his dispute with him before, he actually thought of surrendering to Jiangdong and cutting off his retreat.

Thinking about it, compared with Guan Yu, I really look like a villain.

Mi Fang felt extremely guilty.

Mi Fang got up and came to Guan Yu, and then bowed deeply to Guan Yu.

There are many kinds of salutes in the present world, among which the degree of bending of the body can be used to judge how heavy the salute to a person is.

Now Mi Fang's body has been bent at nearly ninety degrees, which is considered a very important etiquette in this world.

"Thank you, brother."

At the same time, Mi Fang secretly said in her heart: "My brother is ashamed!"

Mi Fang's gift was both a thank you and an apology.

Guan Yu, who has always been solemn, was also a little moved by Mi Fang's prostration.

In his memory, Mi Fang had never treated him like this.

Similarly, it was a long time ago that Mi Fang called herself a younger brother in front of him.

Under Mi Fang's prostration, Guan Yu's dissatisfaction with him disappeared a lot.

They are brothers who have fought together for decades, how can Guan Yu have such deep hatred for Mi Fang?

Guan Yu stretched out his hand to support Mi Fang, he said with a smile on his face, "Choose a matchmaker at a certain date, come to brother's house to propose marriage."

Seeing that Guan Yu and Mi Fang showed signs of reconciliation, Liu Bei also smiled.

(End of this chapter)